DOS (Disc Operating System) is an operating system that resides on a disc. DOS relies on a system of characters to navigate the system.
Here is a basic format in using DOS and its commands:
In order to navigate DOS we simply type in commands and DOS carries them out.
To begin the DOS program:
Enter "start/run/command from windows desktop or enter start/run/cmd from windows
desktop.
The Commands:
1) changing drives; c:\> (wherever you want to go)(if you want to go to the a drive and you are
in the c drive you type: c:\>a:
Other commands:
DIR = Lists the files in the directory
CHKDSK = Checks the status of a disk and prepares the status reports
CLS = Clears the display moniter
COPY = Copies one or more files
DATE = Changes the system date
DEL = Deletes one or more files
DISKCOPY = Copies a complete diskette
ERASE = Deletes one or more files
FORMAT = Prepares a disk for use
RENAME = Renames disk files
TIME = Changes the time for the system
TYPE = displays file contents on teh monitor
Information is stored in the computer on the disk, in files ( named units)
Wild Card Characters help to specify what you are looking for and are represented by the characters: * or ? So by typing abc? or abc* DOS will pull all files that have a b or c in them for your perusal.
Other commands:
MD = make directory or MKDIR make a new subdirectory
RD - remove directory (you can only remove a directory if it is empty)
DELTREE = allows you to remove a directory if its not empty
CD = change directory (to move from one directory location to another)
TREE = displays all the subdirectories from any point in the directory tree
